Because of their isolation, contrasting physiography and peripheral location towards the south-eastern edge of the vast Indo-Pacific region, the Pitcairn Islands are of great biogeographical interest. Since all the islands except Pitcairn have been uninhabited for hundreds of years, they provide a r[...]
Consisting of four widely separated islands of various geological ages and characters, the Pitcairn Group is located in the south-easternmost part of Polynesia. These isolated islands are separated from the nearest continental landmasses of New Zealand and South America by a distance of 4,800 kilome[...]
Linnélärjungen och naturforskaren Daniel Solanders anknytning till Skåne har i den svenskspråkiga litteraturen tidigare endast berörts i förbigående. Innan sin resa till England i april 1760 vistades den 26-årige Solander ett helt år i sydvästskånska Västra Karaby sedan han drabbats av m[...]